footloose\ and\ fancy-free

footloose\ and\ fancy-free
adj. phr.
Free and free to do what one wants (said of unmarried men).

Ron is a merry bachelor and seems to enjoy greatly being footloose and fancy-free.


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  • footloose and fancy-free — {adj. phr.} Free and free to do what one wants (said of unmarried men). * /Ron is a merry bachelor and seems to enjoy greatly being footloose and fancy free./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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